Deborah Knight

Deborah Knight
Born	(1972-11-23) November 23, 1972 Australia
Occupation(s)	Journalist, television presenter, radio broadcaster
Years active	1993–present
Known for	Nine News Morning, Nine News Afternoon, A Current Affair, Today (Nine Network), 2GB radio

Deborah Knight (born 23 November 1972) is an Australian journalist, television and news presenter, as well as a radio broadcaster.

Currently, Knight anchors Nine News Morning and Nine News Afternoon in Sydney and serves as the Saturday host of A Current Affair. Her previous roles include hosting Money News on Nine Radio, presenting afternoon segments on 2GB, co-hosting the breakfast show Today on the Nine Network, and delivering the Friday and Saturday editions of Nine News Sydney.

Early career

Knight graduated with a journalism degree from Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, in 1993. She launched her media career at radio station 2WG in Wagga Wagga before moving to Sydney's Mix 106.5. Following that, she joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Network 10

In 2001, Knight was appointed as the US correspondent for 10 News First, where she reported on significant events such as the September 11 attacks. Upon returning to Australia, she took over as co-host of the flagship Sydney bulletin starting January 2006, succeeding Jessica Rowe, and also served as a fill-in presenter on the national late-night news program. In October 2011, Sandra Sully replaced her as the presenter of Network Ten's Sydney news.

Nine Network

Knight became part of the Nine Network in December 2011, stepping into the role of news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday news presenter on Today, taking over from Alicia Gorey. In February 2015, she was promoted to co-host of Weekend Today, succeeding Leila McKinnon.

In December 2017, Knight assumed the position of presenter for Nine News Sydney on Fridays and Saturdays, replacing Georgie Gardner. At that time, Allison Langdon took over her role on Weekend Today. She has also regularly served as a substitute across various Nine programs including Today, Today Extra, A Current Affair, and Nine News Sydney.

In January 2019, Knight was announced as co-host of Today, replacing Karl Stefanovic. However, in November 2019, it was declared that Karl Stefanovic would return as co-host alongside Allison Langdon starting January 2020.

Beginning January 2020, Knight succeeded Steve Price as host of the afternoon show on Sydney’s 2GB radio station.

In November 2023, Knight revealed plans to step down from her role hosting Afternoons on 2GB to take charge of Money News across the Nine Radio network in 2024.

By July 2025, the Nine Network confirmed Knight’s return to full-time television presenting with expanded responsibilities on Nine News Morning and Nine News Afternoon in Sydney; she will relinquish her hosting duties for Money News.

Personal life

Knight is married and has three children.